He said, his eyes were slightly closed, I looked straight at him, I didn't dare to blink, for fear that he would close his eyes and never open them again, "Jing Yan..."

Jing Yan smiled at me slightly, with a little dimple on his cheek, "It's not yet time, I won't fall asleep so soon... It's just... I'm a little tired..."

At this time, someone outside the door gently knocked on the door three times, "Your Majesty, Princess, there is news of fireworks from Mr. Tao. King Qing is already on his way back to the palace. If he delays, he will not be able to leave the palace..."

Jingyan shoved the scroll into my hand, "Sister Huang... let's go..."

I squeezed his sleeve tightly, "I don't want to..."

Tears filled his eyes, and Jing Yan gently wiped them away for me, "I can see the Queen again at the end... I'll be... at ease... It's a pity that I couldn't see the Queen again... I'm not enough with me. A child of the moon at a glance..."

The people outside the door urged me again, Jingyan slowly pushed me away, "If you don't leave, everything will be in vain... You are Zhen, your father, and Daqing's last hope... Let's go..."

In the end, I left the palace in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to the banquet.

The cold wind was biting, and he left the palace again. The bustling scene in the city seemed to be suddenly erased, and the world suddenly fell into solemnity.

Under the arrangement of Mingjian Division, I avoided the capital, which was being hunted down by layers, and returned to Mingjian Division's most secret hiding place.

This underground secret room, even if it is full of candles, is more suffocating than the dark night.

I can't imagine what Jing Yan was thinking and how lonely he would be when he was alone in the huge bedroom, slowly closing his eyes, and slowly leaving.

I curled up on the ground, repeatedly read the will Jingyan gave me many times, and finally buried my head in my knees, unable to stop trembling.

This night is doomed to sleepless nights.

It was two days before the news of Emperor Yan Jia reached the public.

It is said that when the people in the palace found Jingyan in the bedroom, he was dead in his sleep. For a while, the palace, inside and outside the court, were all mourning and mourning, but behind the pain, more yīn plots were moving stupidly.

Now the courtiers have given everything to Jing Lan to deal with, including the auspicious time of the emperor's funeral, condolences, and funeral ceremonies, all of which are to be presented to him for inspection. regarded as the only heir to the throne.

For the past few days, Xiao Jinglan has searched the imperial city all over the eyeliner, but after all he did not dare to say who he was searching for, and those shrimp soldiers and crab generals did not know exactly what kind of people they wanted to capture. Couldn't notice why.

I think this may be the last piece of advice Jing Lan gave me - all the troops and horses in Beijing belong to him, and the country is a foregone conclusion.

In fact, so far, Jing Lan's political attitude is still modest and courteous, which further confirms what Jing Yan said - Jing Lan doesn't know his real life experience, he still regards himself as my elder brother. , I think that even if I annoy him, I won't make fun of Jiangshan Sheji, after all, he thinks that the Xiao family has only his bloodline left.

From this point of view, he will most likely be "entrusted" by the ministers in front of the coffin on the day of his death, and he has to take on the weight of the king of this country for the sake of the country and society. Everything is logical and no one is criticized.

It's a pity that he missed this crucial section, and this game is difficult to be settled.

Things are changing rapidly.

I never thought that one day, I would stand on the opposite side of the eldest brother whom I admired most since childhood.

On the day of Jingyan's funeral, I was placed in the palace under the arrangement of Ming Jiansi. After changing into a suit of filial piety, he slowly walked into the Yanfu Palace where the coffin was placed with the honor of the princess.

Inside and outside the Yanfu Palace, there were full of civil and military officials.

When the eunuch outside the palace shouted, "Princess Xiangyi is here", everyone turned their eyes and looked at me with disbelief that I appeared here out of thin air, approaching step by step.

The hall was covered with white cloth curtains. When I walked to the gate of the palace, I saw the coffin lying across the hall and Jing Lan, who was kneeling beside him with a filial piety belt around his waist.

He stood up slowly and looked at me with an indescribable look in his bottomless eyes.

Before this moment, he failed to stop me from entering the palace, so when I have come this far, no one in the world can stop a sister from condolences for her brother.

I paused for a while and slowly stepped over the threshold of the hall. Although the important officials in the hall were very surprised, they quickly came to their senses, made a way for me, and nodded slightly in salute to me.

Jing Lan trembled as if she saw me at first glance, and said in a deep voice, "Xiangyi, you're back..."

I didn't respond to him, and went straight to the coffin. Jing Yan was lying quietly at the moment, with a peaceful face as if asleep. I remembered what he said to me that night. He said, "I can see the Queen again at the end. I am also at ease.

He is one of the most mediocre princes in talent. He may not be a good emperor, but he is my best brother.

And I couldn't accompany him to the last moment.

I brushed my robe and knelt on the mat, and bowed deeply.

The hall was silent for a while, and when I finished the ceremony of prostration, I heard someone say: "Your Majesty rules the country in a way, caring for the people, this is the blessing of my Daqing...However, Tian is jealous of Yingcai, but Yan drove away early, it is really my Daqing. This misfortune, the ministers and others are all grief-stricken... But now, the ambition of the great Liang's son is eyeing the land of my Daqing... The country cannot live without a ruler for a day..."

The minister who spoke, Yang Lizhi, was not only the minister of military affairs, but also the father-in-law of Jing Yan and the queen's father. Now he has a pivotal position in the DPRK and can compete with Zhao Gengnian, the chief assistant of the cabinet. I don't know what kind of agreement Jing Lan reached with him to allow him to stand up and speak for Jing Lan, but it is not difficult to guess based on this, this Yang Shangshu not only did not know that his daughter was harmed by Jing Lan, but also I don't know that my daughter survived with a dragon child, so that Jing Lan was eloquently promoted to inherit the throne in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

"...I think that His Royal Highness King Qing is the best choice for the new monarch..."

After he finished speaking, he bowed and knelt down, "The minister Yang Lizhi has elected His Royal Highness King Qing to succeed him..." At the same time, nearly half of the courtiers in the hall also knelt down one after another. Although Zhao Gengnian looked confused and hesitated, the general trend was , he really couldn't find a more suitable candidate. He was already old, and even if his heart was like a mirror, he had to kneel.

Of course Jing Lan wanted to falsely reject it, but the courtiers were so unanimous, presumably he still "had to" take on the burden of the world after all.

During this, I didn't say a word.

I stood up at the moment when I unanimously voted Jing Lan as emperor.

When I got up, several old officials who were kneeling nearby were all startled, and Yang Lizhi couldn't help but reminded: "Public, princess... Now, His Royal Highness King Qing is the choice to succeed..."

I turned to look at Yang Lizhi, "Succession? Succession for what?"

There was a moment of dead silence in the hall, I turned my head back, looked up at Jing Lan, and slowly raised the corners of my mouth, and said, "As long as I don't recognize Xiao Qitang, he will not be able to succeed this emperor!"

Chapter 64: Fanwai III

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers took a deep breath.

Besides, I am no longer the Princess Xiangyi who was supervising the country that day, and I have no authority in my hands. I am afraid that even the current queen mother may not dare to speak so madly in front of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Among the ministers, Yang Lizhi was the most shocked. He couldn't help standing up and pointed at me: "How can Your Highness Princess be so nonsense! Her Royal Highness King Qing is the eldest son of the Xiao family, and the only bloodline of the royal family. When His Majesty was seriously ill, he held the cao of government affairs in the court and the middle and small, and it was obvious to all to discuss the quality and strategy! The choice of King Qing as the crown prince, no one in the court has any objection, how can the princess rely on only one person It would be too much to ignore Daqing Sheji!"

As soon as Yang Lizhi's words fell, several other courtiers agreed, and even more humanely said: "The princess has long since ceased to assume the role of supervising the country, and I have nothing to say to see off the ministers for Her Majesty today, but if she pre-governs the court, it would be an arrogance! "

Jing Lan quietly listened to the courtiers' accusations against me without interrupting. I noticed a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and I turned around and said to the courtiers, "My lords. What you said is true, King Qing is the emperor's elder brother, the emperor has no children, so he should be the successor to the throne... But I have a question here, I don't know if I can answer the question?"

There seemed to be disdain in Yang Yuezhi's eyes, but he still said, "What advice does Your Highness Princess have?"

I smiled and asked coldly: "I dare to ask you adults, can the person who killed the saint and murdered the queen be an emperor?"

This shocking question successfully made the huge Yanfu Hall quiet.

Everyone showed a trembling state. I don't know if they were shocked by these words or because I said such a rebellious remark. Yang Lizhi immediately raised his robe and asked angrily: "The absurdity of the world! All the ministers are all shocked. Knowing that His Majesty was seriously ill and died, how could it be that he was killed by someone! And the court lady... The queen even fell off a cliff when she lost control of her horse while praying for His Majesty. Harmful?!"

The Minister of Rites said, "Sir Yang's words are very true!"

The senior scholar of Dongge further said: "King Qing is kind and generous. Your Majesty served him wholeheartedly at the collapsed edge when he was ill. Your Majesty trusts that you will give the government to the hands of King Qing. When the princess returns to the palace for the first time, how can you slander King Qing's reputation indiscriminately!"

All the ministers, every word I said, wished you could rush forward and drive me away. Even Zhao Gengnian, who was always taciturn, couldn't help frowning deeply, and the scene was out of control for a while. At this time, Jing Lan raised his hand slightly, which made the hall stabilize a little, he slowly looked at me, and said solemnly: "Xiangyi's words really shocked this king, where did it come from? Hearing the rumors, it makes you think that this king is going to attack the saint?"

I waited for a long time, just waiting for his question.

I said, "Whether it's a rumor or not, when I invite the two of you into the hall, the truth will be revealed."

Jing Lan rolled up his sleeves calmly and said, "This king has a clear conscience, but please don't mind."

The two I'm talking about are naturally Jing Yan's personal servants, Tie Zhong and the Empress.

Cheng Tiezhong stepped in with his right arm empty, and when he saw the banquet in the coffin, tears welled up on his face. He knelt deeply in front of the coffin and cried, "Your Majesty... the servant is a step late, Your Majesty..."

Just when everyone had not recovered from the shock, a floating white shadow slowly stepped into the hall.

The queen was white and slender, and her face was as pale as paper. In her hand, she held a glutinous and snow-white baby, as if every step she took was as heavy as a thousand pounds. When Yang Lizhi saw his daughter who had come back from the dead, his whole body trembled almost uncontrollably. When the courtiers saw the empress who had come back from the dead, they were all terrified, but the empress stood in front of the coffin step by step and knelt heavily. Lower body: "The concubine brought the emperor back, the emperor."

At this point, no matter how stupid people can see, the queen escaped from the dead and gave birth to a dragon son and returned.

Jing Lan clenched the fist in his sleeve tightly, and although there was a look of surprise on his face, there was no sign of panic, he bowed his body and saluted, and said with joy in surprise: "The guards who followed that day said that the Queen was in trouble, Your Majesty and The courtiers are truly heartbroken, now that not only is the Empress safe, but she has left a bloodline for Her Majesty, which is a great blessing..." When he said this, the Empress couldn't help showing ridicule, but Jing Lan ignored it and continued: " But this king doesn’t understand, since the queen is safe, why not send someone back to the palace to tell me earlier, I have to wait until today…”